When Uchiha Makoto arrived at the Hokage's office, he saw Namikaze Minato sitting on the seat with a solemn expression and looking at the scroll.
Feeling the serious atmosphere in the office, Uchiha Makoto was no longer in the mood to complain. Apparently there was trouble again.
When he saw Uchiha Makoto, Namikaze Minato was obviously relieved.
He said slightly apologetically: "Sorry, Cheng, I have to trouble you again this time. I originally planned to let you rest for a few days, but this time the situation is a bit tricky."
"Minato-senpai, you are too polite." Uchiha Makoto said seriously: "What happened?"
Namikaze Minato said: "The envoy we sent to Kirigakure was attacked. Four people died and one was seriously injured."
"Messenger?" Uchiha Makoto was stunned for a moment, "Hasn't Kirigakure never communicated with the outside world? Moreover, Nohara Rin's death last year was also due to Kirigakure's surprise attack. Is the village preparing to negotiate peace with Kirigakure?"
Namikaze Minato said: "Makoto, you also know that although the Third Ninja World War came to an end because of the alliance between the three countries of Fire, Earth, and Wind, Kumogakure from the Kingdom of Thunder and Kirigakure from the Kingdom of Water have not yet followed. Konoha signs a peace treaty.
The ninja world is still in danger of falling into war again at any time.
Compared to the tough-minded Kumogakure Village, we should first fight for the ambiguous Kirigakure Village.
The war that broke out between Kirigakure and Konoha in the third war was not fierce. It can be seen that they are different from Kumogakure and they should also want to end the war.
This is also what the higher-ups mean. We can pay some price for peace. "
Does it mean the higher-ups again? Uchiha Makoto felt helpless, even though he had won the battle, it felt like he had lost.
But at this time, he did not have the power to make high-level decisions. After all, even the fourth generation Hokage Namikaze Minato, who was now much stronger than him, could not resist the joint opinions of the four high-level officials.
We can only take our time.
"Minato-senpai, you are saying that the envoy we sent to Kirigakure might have been attacked by Kirigakure Village, right? Of course, it is also possible that Iwagakure Village sent ninjas to sneak attack.
It might even be our allies who did it. "At the end of the sentence, Uchiha Makoto narrowed his eyes.
Although the three kingdoms of fire, earth, and wind are in alliance, it is impossible to be united, and it is normal to play dirty tricks behind the scenes.
Namikaze Minato nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I mean too.
If it was done by the ninjas of Kirigakure Village, it only means that Kirigakure has no intention of peace talks at all.
If Yunyin is causing trouble behind his back, we must also deal with it.
But if Sunagakure Village and Iwagakure Village were to interfere, then the problem would be huge.
In order not to affect the unity within the alliance, this matter can only be investigated secretly.
That's why I came to you. "
"I understand." Uchiha Makoto touched his chin, with a thoughtful look on his face, and said:
"Minato-senpai, did you get any information from the injured ninja?"
Namikaze Minato's face darkened and he said, "In order not to arouse Kirigakure's alert, the village sent a five-member Chunin team to the Kingdom of Water.
After they met the enemy, four of them were killed in just one encounter, and only one of them was seriously injured and escaped.
The enemy didn't wear a forehead protector, nor did he have any iconic items, so I don't know which village made it. "
"Does that mean there isn't much useful information?" Uchiha Makoto frowned slightly, "Minato-senpai, is there any possibility of leaks within the village?"
Namikaze Minato said: "I have also considered this and are investigating. However, the people attending the meeting are relatively reliable people, so this possibility is not high."
Uchiha Makoto secretly thought that Namikaze Minato's reliability was only relative.
In fact, according to what he learned, there were still some people in the village who did not want the war to end so soon.
After all, Konoha was considered a substantial victory in the Third Ninja World War, but it did not obtain substantial benefits from the surrendered Suna Ninja Village and Iwagakure Village. Instead, it lost a large number of ninjas and consumed massive amounts of energy due to the war. H.
It is now the Three Kingdoms Alliance. If we continue to fight against the two villages of Kumogakure and Kirigakure at this time, we can profit from it.
Once the ninja world is at peace, the power of the main war faction will naturally be weakened.
Almost immediately, Uchiha Makoto thought of Danzo, known as the 'King of Ninja Potato'.
There are thousands of people blamed for Konoha, Danzo Shimura carries half of them.
Danzo in the original work can be said to be black from the inside out.
Although his behavior cannot be distinguished simply as a righteous person or a villain, even if one can understand his behavior, if someone says they like this character, that would be a bit much.
Anyway, Uchiha Makoto has no feelings for him.
However, Danzo is currently only targeting the Uchiha clan and has not substantially affected him and his family. Uchiha Makoto still has no unnecessary thoughts about Danzo for the time being.
Anyway, what he believes in is 'If others respect me a foot, I will return a foot', 'I will not offend anyone unless they offend me; if someone offends me, I will kill them'.
Just as Uchiha Makoto was thinking about it, Namikaze Minato continued:
“The most important thing at the moment is to continue sending people to Kirigakure, but this time we mainly send ANBU to investigate the situation, and at the same time test the intentions of Kirigakure.
If Konoha's intention can be conveyed, it will naturally be the best result to promote an alliance between the two parties.
To put it simply, I will let you, Makoto, lead the team, secretly protect the envoy team while investigating the situation, and try our best to promote the alliance between Konoha and Kirigakure.
With your perception ability, enemies hiding in the dark will have no way of succeeding!
Of course, your own safety is also very important!
If necessary, you can decide according to the actual situation, and I allow you to give up the task. "
Uchiha said sincerely: "I understand, I will try my best!"
Uchiha Makoto felt relieved when he heard Namikaze Minato asking him to decide according to the situation.
After all, this task sounds very troublesome. It requires protecting people and investigating.
The key is that the enemy is in the dark, they are in the open, and they don't know the strength of the enemy yet.
Since Namikaze Minato said so, he naturally tried his best and was flexible.
"I feel at ease when you do things." Namikaze Minato's expression relaxed. He had great faith in Uchiha Makoto's strength and ability, so when he encountered this trouble, he thought of him immediately.
Uchiha said sincerely: "Minato-senpai, I will go back and prepare first."
Namikaze Minato said: "Don't be so anxious, the envoy team will leave only the day after tomorrow.
In addition, I am going to appoint you as the temporary squad leader of ANBU Team 6! "
"Temporary squad leader?!" Uchiha Makoto was stunned for a moment.
Then he came to his senses and asked, "Where is Captain Pheasant?"
"Are you talking about Haruki? From now on, the codename 'Pheasant' will be cancelled.
He was injured during the mission and has been recuperating recently. He plans to get married to his fiancée after he recovers from his injury and has already applied for marriage leave with me.
And he said that he was tired of the life in the Anbu and hoped to be transferred to the Logistics Department or the Intelligence Department.
Class 6 cannot be without its captain. Although you have only joined Class 6 not long ago, the team members all trust you.
I believe you can lead the team well. "
Namikaze Minato's words left Uchiha Makoto speechless.
Haruki Ito is the real name of their squad leader.
A seemingly honest person, unexpectedly betrayed the organization!
They actually got married while they were busy doing tasks and asked for wedding leave?
It really makes people feel very...
Gan!
envious!
Uchiha Makoto also wanted a holiday.
He doesn't want to be a squad leader!
"Cheng, don't worry, I've arranged a right-hand assistant for you, and he will be with you on this mission."
As he said that, Namikaze Minato glanced at the clock on the wall and said, "According to the time, he should be arriving soon."
